Archive for May 12, 2005
Jas de Buffan, c. 1876. Cézanne.
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
“The Cruelest Cuts: As Congress haggles over food stamp cuts, soup kitchens fear longer lines”
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
“Torture’s Dirty Secret”
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
” “They rape a woman, five or six of them at a time — but that is not enough. Then they shoot a gun into her vagina,†says Dr. Mukwege, one of only two doctors in the eastern Congo performing reconstructive surgery for women with fistula.”
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
“Three protesters died today as demonstrations spread to other cities over reports that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Koran.”
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
“Kofi Annan says Lebanon must impose order within its territory” (Angry Arab says Annan must impose order within his building)
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
US forgot to “liberate” Iraqi barbers.
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
“Terror Suspect’s Attorneys Link FBI to Alleged Torture by Saudis”
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
The emerging Sunni fanatical party, Hizb At-Tahrir in Lebanon recently sent a clarification to As-Safir about its views on democracy. It said (in part) that: “Democracy is an infidel regime, and its adoption or application or advocation is banned…” This party is starting to make noises in Lebanon. Their solution to Middle East problems is…the [...]
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
“Mission Accomplished” By ROBERT FISK (Just ignore Fisk’s articles on Lebanon these days. He is still grieving over his friend Hariri’s death).
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
Theocracy in the Middle East: brought to you by the Bush’s doctrine. “Three out of four Iraqis say Islam should be source of law.” (thanks Mark)
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
Suddenly, the US government discovers that elections in the Middle East are not a great thing after all: “From prison to power in the West Bank; Hamas triumphs in Palestinian elections.”
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
They fled Al-Qa’im where the US is busy “liberating” more Iraqis.
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad
Those demonstrators. They will not be showcased in US media, and the New York Times will not dispatch Hassan Fattah to hail them and cheer them in fawningly uncritical articles, as he did in his coverage of the Hummus Revolution in Lebanon. In general terms, they sound similar to the slogans of the Hummus Revolution. [...]
Posted on May 12, 2005 by As'ad